Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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